#webbugs
Just a heads up - ASB appears to have added GoogleTagManager web bug to it's entire website, so Google gets to know all about you unless you have it blocked.

ABSOLUTELY NO WEBBUGS or external hosts beyond their control should be on ANY banking website. Internet security 101.

WTAF!
#AoNZ
April 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We have to repatriate (?) our personal data back to NZ urgently, and ensure it is protected by NZ owned companies.

And kick all the shit webbugs and off-host javascript to the curb.

Looking at you StatsNZ having google js on the census collection web pages...
August 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NO NZ GOV WEBSITE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE WEBBUGS ON IT. Fuck, this shit pisses me off.

#nzpol
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Yes. I have facebooks hosts blocked on my browser. I cannot see anything from facebook. Bonus is that it also blocks their webbugs so that stupid facebook “like” icon can’t tell facebook what websites I visit
August 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Kiwibank requires you to grant access to the 3rd party website launchdarkly.com for their online banking website to work. Also has webbugs for qualtrics.com and dynatrace.com

To contact them online, you have to grant access to atomic.io

Most browsers allow this to happen with you knowing.

#nz
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January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The census is done using servers in the usa with google webbugs on every page
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM